Reishith Chochmah [“Beginning of Wisdom:” ethics]
AUCTION 65 |
Thursday, June 25th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 70
DE VIDAS, ELIJAH.
Reishith Chochmah [“Beginning of Wisdom:” ethics]
Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1579
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,800
<<Rare First Edition of a Classic of Ethics.>>
Elijah de Vidas was a disciple of R. Moses Cordovero, doyen of Safed kabbalists. Despite its mystical overtones, Reishith Chochmah has become a popular classic within ethical literature. It discusses all moral aspects of Jewish life linking the motifs of Aggadic and Mussar literature with that of Kabbalah, thus broadly disseminating mystical ideas.